An Eel-Skin-Glazed Bottle Vase, 18th Century

The globular body tapers towards the foot and the tall cylindrical neck. It is covered overall with a smooth, finely mottled opaque glaze of dark and paler olive-green tones that thins to a brown color on the rim and shades to a darker brown above the foot, which is covered with a brown wash. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.) high - Estimate $8,000 - $12,000